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eating character, in fact it cannot even be termed brilliant ; 

 this last I should judge to be in color much like that of 0. 

 hemileuca, Salvin, which is given as amethystine or violet 

 blue. 



Mr. Salvin's O. calolcema, according to the description, seems 

 in the character of its colors to approach closely to Panterpe 

 insignis, Cab., in which the crown and part of the breast are 

 blue,' and the throat coruscating golden red. I strongly incline 

 to the opinion, that Panterpe and Oreapyra are generically the 

 same. 



Oreopyra cinereicauda. 



Crown of a brilliant greenish blue in all positions ; upper 

 plumage grass green with a golden tinge ; upper tail coverts dull 

 dark bronzy green ; tail grayish cinereous, the two central feathers 

 a little darker, all with blackish at their ends ; quills brownish 

 purple ; chin and throat white, breast shining green, sides yellow- 

 ish green, abdomen cinereous washed with dull bronzy green ; 

 under tail coverts dull bronzy green, with grayish margins ; a 

 white stripe extending back from the eye ; bill black. 



Length about A\ in. ; wing 2 T \ ; tail 1£ ; bill broken. 



Habitat. — Costa Eica. Also received from Mr. Garsia. 



Remarks. — In having the throat white, this species is like 

 0. leucaspis, Gould, but the crown in that is said to be grass 

 green, which in the bird before me is of a decided shade of 

 blue ; it also differs in the white gorget not being surrounded 

 with black, and the tail being of a clear cinereous, instead of 

 steel black. 



MAY, 1S67. 35 Ann - Lyc. Nat. Hist. Vol, VIII. 



